Improved knee-clasp for horses



MPETERS. PHOTmLnjHoGRAPHER WASH NGTON D C gtst-la JOB-A1. vWARDEN, or MINNESOTA JUNCTION, W'Is'OONslN i Leners Pam No'. 93,570, ma 'August 1o, 1869.

:lili/,IIIPRQ'VE1D KNEE-CLASP FOR HORSES,` @tcl '.lflziel Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the sauge.

To all whoin it 'ma/ zj conce/m: Y Beit known that I, JOB A. WARDEN, ofMinnesota Junction, Dodge county, Wisconsin, have invented a new and improved Mode or Devi'cefor Holding the Foot or Leg of a Horse, Mule,'or Ox, 'for the purpose of preventing them from kicking, and also for the pur pose of assisting the smith while shoeing them; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the aceompanyng drawings, and togthe letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of my invention consists in providing a link with a hinged pad. v

The Vlink is for the purpose of slippingthe knee or bock-joint through, and the hinged pad is then to be closed or clasped, thereby holding the link in place and the'leg in the proper position.

The nature of this'invention will be better understood by reference to figs. l, 2, and 3, of drawings.

Figure 1 is a perspective of the olas showing the link or loop padded at b'oth ends, the clasp or 'latch partly shut.

A A A show the link or loop, which is made of round iron.

vB shows a plate of iron, one end of which is lapped round one side ofthe link, between collars C C, thereby forming a hingefjoint. p

H shows a wooden pad, which is fitted and firmly screwed or riveted tohinge or plate B.`

K K, sliding spring-'bolt and thumb-piece. The spring is simply a coil of wire, fitted in a wooden padat the back end of thebolt, which keeps it thrown out.

L L, pads, which are fitted on both ends of the link,

to prevent bruising or injury to the leg', when adjusted as shown in iigs. 2 and 3.

Figure 2 shows a fore leg with the device slipped on over vthe knee-joint. The4 dotted'lines show the position of the clasp o r hinged pad while slipping on over f lthe knee; other lines show the clasp or latch just about to'be fastened. A

Figure 3 shows a hind leg with the clasp latched and firmly fastened on, and the foot raised ready for shoein gThis instrument is used to hold the foot in place, and to prevent horses, mules, or cattle from kicking or jumping while being shod, or otherwise operated upon,

thereby preventing them from injuringaperson oper-V ating with or upon them, particularly in shoeing, and also to prevent cows from kicking while milking them, as they cannot-strike out or draw `up the leg.

It is quickly adjusted, as will be seen byreference to jigs. 2 and 3 of drawing.

YVhat I claim, is-

The link A A A, in combination with clasp or `hinge i B, for the purposes set forth, substantially as de scribed.

. JOB`A. VVARDEN.

Witnesses J. B. HAYs, Trios, MACNEIL. 

